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Practice Approaches (Read 274 times)
Jul 2nd, 2004 at 5:01pm

Flybywire   Offline
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Can anybody show me how to set up a saved flight starting at a point say 10miles out from a ILS runway?
I want to practice ILS but can only do it by taking off in the first place- this wastes time.
I find the Baron 58 very sensitive on approach - any tips t get a better hold on things - what is a good final approach speed?
 
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Reply #1 - Jul 2nd, 2004 at 5:33pm

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Go to that spot, "10 miles out", hit the ALT key then save the flight.

-If you don't have a Joystick with trim buttons, re-assign two buttons for this purpose. Elevator up and down trim.
Once you have the airplane centered on the localizer and are approaching the glideslope, you should begin "configuring" the airplane. At One Dot below extend the gear. At 1/2 Dot before glideslope intercept, extend the flaps. By the time you are on glideslope, you should have the airplane fully configured and  have your approach speed established. I would think about 100-120 kts for the Baron. This is where the trim really comes into play. The key to really hand FLYING an ILS is to hardly fly at all. Trim the the aircraft for a 600-700fpm descent rate and then just make minor corrections.
There are alot of instrument flying manuals and schools that instruct on instrument scan but I have yet to find one that specifies proper scan during the approach. I recommend using the ILS needles  as your primary reference and VSI, altimeter and airspeed as secondary, emphasis on VSI with EVERY pitch change.  
« Last Edit: Jul 3rd, 2004 at 1:51pm by OTTOL »  

.....so I loaded up the plane and moved to Middle-EEEE..........OIL..that is......
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Reply #2 - Jul 4th, 2004 at 8:04am

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Thanks a million for the info - no more wastes time and no more crashed Barons !

Bob Jenkins
 
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Reply #3 - Jul 4th, 2004 at 11:30pm

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if all else fails just be a loser like me and use autopilot  Grin
 
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